Candlestick set



Oct. 2, 1934. lP Q SWOBE 1,975,522

CANDLESTICK SET Filed Jan. 30, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A `A INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES CANDLESTICK SET l Julie C. Swobe,Berkeley, Calif.

Application January 30,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a Candlestick set or Chandelier composed ofseparable Candlesticks which may be grouped to form chandeliers ofvarying ornamental formations.

'5 The object of the present invention is to provide a Candlestick setor chandelier composed of a plurality of individual Candlesticks whichmay be separated for individual use or nested and grouped to formvarying ornamental congural tions. The invention, briey stated,comprises a plurality of Candlesticks of varying length which may bepolyhedral, cylindrical, or otherwise shaped, and which are Cut orgrooved on one side to t the Contour of an adjacent Candlestick so thata number of Candlesticks may be assembled and nested with relation toeach other to form chandeliers of Varying ornamental formations.

The invention is shown by way of illustration in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective View showing threeCandlesticks adapted for nesting and grouping purposes.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the Candlestick shown Yin Fig. l showing themanner in which the candlesticks nest against each other. y

Fig. 3 shows one possible grouping of the type of Candlesticks shown inFig. 1.

Fig. 4 shows another grouping.

Fig. 5 shows still another grouping.

Fig. 6 shows a grouping of apolyhedral form of Candlestick. In thisinstance they are of hexagonal Cross section and they are grouped tonest against each other.

Fig. 'i' shows one method of nesting.

Fig. 8 another method of nesting.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a Candlestick which is square incross section.

Fig. 10 shows how they nest.

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing a Candlestick of triangular cross sectionand the manner in which they nest.

Referring to the drawings in detail, particularly Figs. l and 2, it willbe noted that the Candle- 45 sticks, indicated at A, B and C, areofcylindrical cross section. They are elongated and vary in length. Oneside of the Candlesticks, shown at B and C, is cut away or grooved fromend to end to t the contour of an adjacent Y Candlestick, thuspermitting the Candlesticks to be nested and grouped as shown in Figs.2, 3, 4, and 5. Wherever a group formation is formed one Candlestickneed not be grooved, for instance the one indicated at A, but the othersmust be grooved'to permit nesting against each other.

In Fig. 3 a series of Candlesticks of cylindrical type are shown groupedin one formation. In Figs. 2 and 4 they are shown as separated in twogro-ups, and in Fig. 5 they are separated in two groups with a singleCandlestick between them.

The cross section of the Candlestick is more or less immaterial, asshown in Figs. 6 to 11, inclusive, that is, they may be polyhedral inshape, a hexagonal form being shown in Figs. 6, '7 and 3; a square formin Figs. 9 and l0, and a triangular form in Hg. l1. Other shapes are, ofcourse, possible. Regardless of the cross sectional shape, it ispreferable that the Candlesticks be of varying length to form the stepformation shown in different groups, and it is also desirable that thegrooves indicated at 2 and formed in one side, as shown in Fig. l,should be of a Contour so that snug nesting is possible.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the groove is indicated at 3. Here it is of adifferent shaper than that shown in Fig. 1, but the shape isnevertheless such that it ts the Contour of an adjacent Candlestick andthereby permits nesting; the same being true of the hexagonal type shownin Figs. 6 to 8, or the triangular type shown in Fig. 11.

The Candlesticks when grouped form a chande lier and varying formationsand artistic and ornamental eiects can be produced by the variation ingrouping and by the particular shape of Candlestick employed. ACandlestick set of this Character lends itself for table and manteldecoration as the Candlesticks may be arranged in groups longitudinallyof the table or mantel and they may obviously be separated and spacedapart as Conditions may demand.

In each instance the Candlestick will have a socket 4 formed in theupper end for the reception of a candle. This socket may be tapering, orotherwise, in form, depending upon the type of Candle to be supported,and while this and other features have been more or less specicallydescribed, I wish it understood that various changes may be resorted towithin the scope of Vthe appended Claims. Similarly, that the materialsand finish of the several parts employed may be such as the manufacturermay decide, or Varying Conditions or uses may demand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is- 1. An article of manufacture comprising a Candlestickset including a plurality of elongated candlesticks substantiallysimilar in Cross section but varying in length, al1 of the Candlesticks,except the longest one, having a groove formed in one the longest one,having a groove formed in one side and extending from top to bottomthereof, and said grooves being shaped to t the contour of an adjacentCandlestick to permit the candlesticks to nest one into the other, saidCandlesticks being separable and adjustable to stand independently topermit grouping in Varying forms.

JULIE C. SWOBE.

